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TIME’s Most Influential was impressive, especially since I wasn’t in the artist section… had me with the builders and the titans

NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg writes a paragraph on Jay/his influence on NY for his spot on TIME Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential People In The World, in the Titans category:

Jay Z embodies so much of what makes New York New York. A kid from a tough neighborhood who grows up in public housing, overcomes lots of bad influences on the street, never lets go of his dream, makes it to the top — and then keeps going, pursuing new outlets for his creativity and ambition. When no one would sign him to a record contract, he created his own label and built a music empire — before going on to design clothing lines, open sports bars and, most recently, represent professional athletes. He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st century America, and his influence stretches across races, religions and regions. He’s never forgotten his roots — “Empire State of Mind” was a love song to our city — and as a co-owner of the NBA Nets, he helped bring a major league sports team back to Brooklyn, not far from his old neighborhood. In nearly everything he’s tried, he’s found success. (He even put a ring on Beyoncé.) And in doing so, he’s proved that the American Dream is alive and well.

Billionaire boys and some dudes you never heard of.

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Rocky covers the March issue of L’Uomo Vogue.

“What other rapper is on the cover of Vogue?” – ASAP Rocky nahright.com/news/2013/03/0…

— Nation (@nahright) (@definitely_nah) March 6, 2013

Hit the jump for his recent interview on Big Boy’s Neighborhood where he talks about touring with Rihanna, the MTV list and more.

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“Don’t do no press but I get the most press kid”

Spotted: Complex

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Rihanna and Kate Moss get up close and personal for the cover of the new issue of V Magazine. Here’s some footage from the photo shoot, hit the jump to check out the final product.

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P and former Daft Punk Manager Pedro Winter shoot their cover for OFIVE magazine with Dimitri Coste.

Check out the cover and a two page spread from the magazine below.

Spotted: Hypebeast

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Fun fact: People from Yonkers run shit.

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Rocky and French split 3 covers for the new issue of XXL. Hit the jump to check out the other 2.

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Dre and Lebron will cover ESPN The Magazine’s upcoming Music issue. Hit the jump to preview the cover.

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Scotty covers the February/March issue of Complex.

Click here for the cover story.

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